Comprehensive care for premature infants at 36 weeks

Premature babies at 36 weeks are a common phenomenon nowadays. When this happens, as parents, if you want your children to stay healthy, you must provide comprehensive care. Only by working hard on care can you keep your children healthy. So what are the comprehensive care for premature babies at 36 weeks? Let's take a look at the detailed introduction below.

Premature births occur in 5.6% of live births and range from 7.1% to 17.9% in the United States. The domestic reported premature infant mortality rate is 12.7% to 20.8%. With the improvement of medical care technology, the survival rate of premature babies has increased, but their future quality of life and social adaptability are worse than those of normal full-term babies. For this reason, people began to pay attention to the issue of developmental care for premature infants. Since the 1990s, medical personnel in developed countries have begun to study and report on the developmental care of premature infants. The following is a summary of the progress in the care of premature infants at home and abroad.

Strengthen environmental management

●Maintain a suitable ambient temperature

Because the temperature regulation center of premature infants is immature, they have less subcutaneous fat, a relatively large body surface area, insufficient heat production, and increased heat dissipation, their body temperature easily changes with changes in ambient temperature. Moderate ambient temperature can help premature infants maintain an ideal body temperature. The temperature in the premature infant room should generally be kept at 24℃~26℃, and the relative humidity should be between 55% and 65%. Different warming measures should be given according to the weight, maturity and condition of the premature infant. The neutral temperature of premature infants (referring to the most suitable environmental temperature that can maintain normal body temperature of premature infants, with the lowest metabolic rate and the least oxygen consumption) is generally between 32℃ and 36℃. The lighter the weight, the closer the surrounding environment should be to the body temperature of premature infants. Therefore, premature babies often need to be placed in an incubator to keep warm. For those weighing 1001-1500g, the temperature should be between 32℃ and 34℃; for those weighing less than 1000g, the temperature should be between 34℃ and 36℃.

●Reduce the stimulation of noise

Noise has many side effects on the developing brain of premature babies, causing apnea, bradycardia, and rapid fluctuations in heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and blood oxygen saturation. It can also cause long-term sequelae such as hearing loss and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Foreign survey data show that the sound level in the NICU is between 50 and 90 decibels, and can reach up to 120 decibels, far exceeding the 45 decibels during the day and 35 decibels at night recommended by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 1994. Therefore, nursing staff should try their best to create a quiet environment, such as speaking softly, especially lowering the volume when close to premature babies, and it is best not to talk in the premature baby's incubator or bed; walk gently and avoid wearing shoes with loud soles; set the monitor and phone to the minimum volume, and respond to the monitor's alarm in a timely manner; do not slam the incubator door hard, and avoid knocking on the incubator.

This article gives a detailed introduction to the comprehensive care of premature babies at 36 weeks. As premature babies, we should not only strengthen the management of the environment, but also reduce noise to avoid affecting the hearing of our children. Therefore, after understanding the above content, we must provide comprehensive care for our premature babies to ensure that our children can maintain healthy growth through careful and comprehensive care.